The Houston Chapter will focus around Web Application Security issues with discussions on application layer vulnerabilties, penetration testing, and secure coding practices within the numerous development languages. Our chapter will meet on the second (2nd) Wednesday of each month and participation in OWASP Houston is free and open to all.
Please subscribe to the mailing list for meeting announcements. Our chapter's meetings are informal and encourage open discussion of all aspects of application security. Anyone in our area interested in web application security is welcome to attend. We encourage attendees to give short presentations about specific topics. If you would like to make a presentation, or have any questions about the Houston Chapter, send an email to David Nester.
Meeting Calendar
- August 8, 2007: Speaker TBD
F5 Application Security
- September 12, 2007: Troy Stewart
Fortify Software
- October 10, 2007: Top 10 Website Attack Techniques
Jeremiah Grossman, Founder/CTO of WhiteHat Security
During this presentation, Jeremiah Grossman will draw upon his extensive website security experience to discuss the most creative, useful and interesting Web attack techniques discovered in 2007, focusing on the top ten. This year has been significant for website hacking, with issues ranging from Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Cross-Site Request Forgery, to confusion about the impact of AJAX and Javascript vulnerabilities on Web 2.0 sites. Mr. Grossman will address these issues, including debunking the myth of AJAX insecurity.
- November 14, 2007: Threat Modeling: A Secure Development Tool for Security Professionals
John Dickson, CISSP Denim Group
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- June 5, 2007 :: Web 2.0 Presentation Download
Presentation by Dan Cornell of the Denim Group. With the integration of new technologies into web application development, there are more security dangers than ever before to be found in the application layer. This session discusses the landscape of web application security, new technologies being used in developing web applications and web services and the implications these have on system security. Technical vulnerabilities in web applications such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) will be discussed alongside logical, business-level issues. The evolution of these flaws will be tracked as traditional web applications have expanded to include Web 2.0, AJAX and web services capabilities. The goal of the presentation is to educate developers, project managers and quality assurance personnel about the risks inherent in developing web applications and provide meaningful recommendations for addressing those risks during the software development lifecycle. Sprajax Download.
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